David J. Sailor
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RESEARCH THEMES AND PROJECTS: |
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Research Mission/Vision The central mission of Dr. Sailor's research group is to develop an improved understanding of the urban climate system, its feedback mechanisms, and the potential for mitigating actions to affect change. Our specific short term goals are to: (1) quantify the relative role of component parts of the urban infrastructure in affecting the magnitude of the urban heat island (2) understand how the urban system will respond to the added stresses of long term climate change (including changes in population, demographics, technology, and adaptation) (3) evaluate the likely impacts of planning and policy options to mitigate the negative aspects of urban environments For a list of research funding and publications see Dr. Sailor's CV. |
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Green Roof Research - With funding from the US EPA, Ecoworks Foundation, the City of Portland, and Gerding Edlen LLC we have developed a building energy simulation module that has been adopted by the US Department of Energy for use in their EnergyPlus simulation tool. |
| Green Roof Research - Our Energy and Environment lab is equipped with equipment necessary to conduct detailed measurements of thermal properties of green roof construction materials and growing media. This facility when combined with Dr. Spolek's green roof wind tunnel test apparatus enables quantification of the thermal performance of green roof designs. | |
| Heat Island Research - With funding from the National Science Foundation we are studying the causes of the urban heat island phenomenon and exploring the various feedback mechanisms in the urban climate system related to human response to heat, air quality, and public advisories. | |
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Heat Island Research - With funding from the US EPA we have created an Urban Heat Island Mitigation Impact Screening Tool (MIST) for initial screening of mitigation strategies. We have in-house modeling capabilities to more fully explore UHI mitigation potential for specific applications. |
